Rachel is celebrating a recent win before the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") on behalf of her clients, the musicFIRST Coalition and Future of Music Coalition (“FMC”). In a four year-long proceeding known as the 2018 Quadrennial Review of Media Ownership Rules, the National Association of Broadcasters ("NAB") had lobbied and argued on behalf of radio conglomerates that the FCC should eliminate limits on the number of AM/FM stations that can be owned in each local market. This change, if adopted, would have dramatically strained the already limited local competition and diversity on the radio airwaves. Radio conglomerates would have been allowed AM/FM monopolies in small and medium markets, and near monopolies in larger markets. We are thrilled to announce that on December...
Protecting Musicians From Artificial Intelligence Misuse
By Rachel Stilwell, Esq. December 18, 2023
Tools For Protecting Artists From Unauthorized Use of Artificial Intelligence in Music.
Artificial Intelligence has been a hot-button topic within the entertainment industry for well over a year. This article proposes methods to empower creative professionals to protect their intellectual property in the present and future, including novel approaches not included in current legislative efforts.
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Artificial Intelligence jolted the music industry in 2023 upon the release of sound recordings created by scraping vocals of artists like Drake, the Weeknd and Bad Bunny, without their consent. Such...
Rachel Files Reply Comments to the FCC on Behalf of musicFIRST and Future of Music Coalition on Local AM/FM Radio Station Ownership Rules
On behalf of the musicFIRST Coalition ("mF") and the Future of Music Coalition ("FMC"), on October 1, Rachel filed Reply Comments to the Federal Communications Commission, refuting the National Association of Broadcasters' dubious claims that it would be in the public interest for the FCC to allow further deregulation of AM/FM radio stations at local market levels.
In her Reply Comment, Rachel explains how the NAB purports to speak on behalf of the entire AM/FM radio industry, while it actually advocates on behalf of those few media conglomerates who have both the desire and capital with which to purchase large numbers of FM stations-- and then reduce local programming and staff. These Reply Comments can be read in their entirety here.